Leviticus 7:20-30

20 If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.

21 If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.”

22 Then the LORD said to Moses,

23 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats.

24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.

25 Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the LORD will be cut off from the community.

26 No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.

27 Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community.”

28 Then the LORD said to Moses,

29 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a gift to the LORD .

30 Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD . Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD .

Leviticus 7:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 7

The several things contained in this chapter are the law of the trespass offering, Le 7:1-7 the portion the priests had in the burnt offerings and meat offerings, Le 7:8-10 the law of the peace offerings, whether by way of thanksgiving, or a vow, or voluntary oblation, Le 7:11-21 the prohibition of fat and blood, Le 7:22-27 the parts the priests should have in the peace offerings, the breast and right shoulder, Le 7:28-36 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of the various things contained in this and the preceding chapters, Le 7:37,38.